I am British, but have lived in Portugal for more than 25 years, bringing up a family here. We live in the country and enjoy the outdoor life, and do a lot of sport, cycling, running, swimming, horse riding, walking, so find the Algarve is an ideal base. My picture shows our first grandson who lives with his parents in London, but we see him as much as possible.

The house in Figueria was perfect for our stay in the Algarve. The space was beautifully renovated and had great space to enjoy meals and drinks outdoors. The house was well-stocked for cooking and had all the essentials for trips to the beach. Mary was a superb host - she was very helpful in getting us oriented to the Algarve and the surrounding towns and was prompt and efficient in communicating prior to our arrival. We will certainly be back!

My mum and I had such a wonderfully, relaxing stay in Figueira in Casa Antonio. Mary was so helpful in the run up to organising the trip and even picked us up in Lagos. She left a welcome pack of bread, cheese, ham, fruit, beer, wine etc which meant we didn't need to go shopping as soon as we arrived. We didn't have a car but the village has regular buses which go to Vila do Bispo where there is a Lidl. Budens also has supermarkets.
The house is FULLY equipped with everything you will need and is a private space so no one is overlooking you on the terrace/in the patio. It is a beautiful house!
There is a short 20 min walk to the quiet, unguarded Figueira beach along a country path and slightly longer (about 25/30 mins) tarmac road to Furnas beach. Both are idyllic! Salema beach and village are also about a 30 min walk away but much more touristy.
Daily fresh fish van, small local shops have all your basics and the local bars also serve food.
We would love to go back to Figueira and stay in Casa Antonio, or try out Casa María - Mary, the house and the area were just what we wanted away from the busy touristy beaches but still able to move around without a car. A perfect holiday!

Mary was an excellent host!
Even though she was out of town when we arrived, she still arranged for friends to pick us up at the train station so they could drive us to the flat and hand us the keys. She left the fridge full of food, and she left 2 bottles of wine, cheese, meat, eggs and fruit, so we didn't have to worry about breakfast the following day. The location was also fantastic! We were steps away from the town centre and the marina, and there was a grocery store just at the bottom of our street. There were also tons of beaches close by, and all of them were unique and incredibly beautiful! We were keen on biking, so Mary left tons of pamphlets of information for us, and left maps of the city on the table. The apartment was everything we needed for our stay. The only complaint we had (which is entirely unavoidable) is that there is a family of seagulls that live on the roof of this house, and they are up for 24 hours making the weirdest noises you have ever heard coming from birds. We had to shut the windows every night because of the noise, but it was fine once the windows were closed.
Overall, Mary was very responsive and helpful, and was a great host. I would definitely recommend this place!

The apartment was lovely and very accurately represented by the photographs on the listing. It was very clean and equipped with everything that you could possibly need including a hair dryer. Mary made us feel very welcome on arrival and had left lots of fruit, eggs, milk, bread, cheese and wine. The location was great very close to the city, bus station, market and the beach but it was very quiet. I would love to stay here again and would highly recommend it as a base for anyone visiting Lagos.

I cannot fault this place, we absolutely loved every part of it. Mary was very efficient from the start, from replying to our last minute emails to meeting us there when we arrived late at night. The location was fantastic, it's only 15 minute walk from a lovely deserted beach, 10 minutes drive from Sagres which we loved and only 20 minutes from Lagos. The apartment itself was lovely and clean, we particularly enjoyed the upstairs terrace and the mini courtyard! It was the perfect escape we needed and we will definitely be coming back. Thanks again Mary!

My Family And i Loved Marys House. We Had an Amazing Time in this wonderful house.
It was Very clean and Had everything we Needed.
The City, Restaurants,Beach - and Supermarkt are very close by the Apartment. So everything you Need you can reach by Walking.
Thank you :)
we will definitly Come back